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Ep. 56 Raleigh NC: Will McGuire - The forming of INCOLO, a startup traction studio for North Carolina founders

Ep. 56 Raleigh NC: Will McGuire - The forming of INCOLO, a startup traction studio for North Carolina founders

Released Wednesday, 16th June 2021
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Ep. 56 Raleigh NC: Will McGuire - The forming of INCOLO, a startup traction studio for North Carolina founders

Ep. 56 Raleigh NC: Will McGuire - The forming of INCOLO, a startup traction studio for North Carolina founders

Ep. 56 Raleigh NC: Will McGuire - The forming of INCOLO, a startup traction studio for North Carolina founders

Ep. 56 Raleigh NC: Will McGuire - The forming of INCOLO, a startup traction studio for North Carolina founders

Wednesday, 16th June 2021
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1:34 - Why Will started INCOLO (formerly Crowdfund NC)

2:27 - How the INCLO program works

“It’s not just about investment… It’s about what the business is doing to grow it’s revenue, grow a really good team and grow partner channels"

3:09 - Investment crowdfunding a sales arm, marketing arm, or supply chain channel

Case study: BatteryXchange 

5:06 - How Will knows a company is ready to accelerate growth

6:37 - Finding a community that resonates with your product is a must - do that before raising money
7:20 -  How founders get started with the programs:

Runway, Launch, & Growth 

8:54 - How local entrepreneurs helped build the INCOLO programs

10:40 - An alternative to the “Fundraise or bust” mentality 

11:06 -The mistakes Will sees founders make going into the program

11:45 - Taking the vision of a founder and narrowing that down to what they need to do today.

12:04 - "Focus on your invest-ability… with an eye on exit-ablility "

14:33 - Is the lack of Investment crowdfunding raises in the SE an investor problem or a founder problem?

15:37 - Why Will started investing through Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF)

16:53 - The original idea of Vicinity

17:40 - Where the majority of investment comes from in crowdfunding campaigns

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